Residents of the Kamchatka, Lipetsk, Vologda and Orenburg regions are at increased risk of selenium deficiency due to its low content in the soil. Selenium deficiency is associated with immune dysfunction, cancer, and other diseases, and a recent study by Sechenov Moscow State Medical University showed that selenium deficiency is associated with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. This was reported to socialbites.ca in the press service of the university.
With the deficiency of selenium, one of the most important trace elements, immunity decreases, cognitive functions are damaged, adaptation to the environment is impaired, the risk of developing cancer and cardiovascular system pathologies increases, and problems with the reproductive system occur. , announced the Director of the Center for Bioelementology and Human Ecology of the Sechenov University of the Russian Ministry of Health, Professor Anatoly Skalny, Doctor of Medical Sciences. Also, a recent study by the Center found a link between obesity and metabolic syndrome and selenium deficiency.
“The regions most deficient in terms of selenium content in Russia are the Kamchatka, Lipetsk, Vologda and Orenburg regions. And the most prosperous in this regard are Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, Mordovia, the Chechen Republic and the Tambov region. Residents of regions where, as a rule, there is not enough selenium, also have iodine deficiency, since the lack of the first element prevents the absorption of the second element. Such a problem, for example, applies to residents of the Orenburg region, ”Skalny explained to socialbites.ca.
The scientist noted that in Central Europe and many other regions where there is little selenium in the soil, there are programs to enrich products with this element. At the Center for Bioelementology and Human Ecology, such programs are also being developed, aimed at improving the health of residents of certain regions of Russia, enriching food and drinking water, correcting the diet, and developing the local food and agricultural industry with the help of drugs.
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